Wall Street donors are a massive source of cash for political candidates. Thanks to Crowdpac, a data firm dedicated to informing citizens about the political process , Business Insider has identified...

The best thing about elections — if you are a numbers nerd like me — is the massive amount of raw data about the American public and what they think, as well as the how and why of it. Yes, only about...

Tough luck for Texas Gov. Rick Perry: While the rest of the likely GOP presidential candidates are hitting the campaign trail next year, Perry may be standing trial in Austin on government corruption...

Basking in the glow of the Republicans’ tidal wave election victory last week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky raised the possibility that the GOP and President Obama could strike...

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) hinted that he and other Tea Party conservatives might try to block Mitch McConnell from claiming the Senate Majority Leader mantle after the GOP swept to a majority in last week...

A week after the Republican election “wave” saw GOP capture the Senate, expand its majority in the House to levels not seen since the 1940s, expand its control of governorships, and attain a level of...

Organizing for Action, the grassroots website that supports Barack Obama shows the president in boxer stance-- fists up, head down -- suggesting, presumably, that he is ready to fight for his agenda...